Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician - Community Resource Teams and Intermediate Care

The CRT Pharmacy team was set up in 2019 providing services to Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen. Due to the continued success of the service we have further expanded to provide services to Blaenau Gwent and South Monmouthshire. This means we are able to recruit 1 more Pharmacy Technician to join our existing established team.

This Band 5 Pharmacy Technician post will be based in South Monmouthshire CRT in Chepstow, providing a Medicines Management service to the rehabilitation ward and supporting the Frailty Consultant led 'hospital at home' patients.

Candidate would be required to have an ACT qualification. If you do not hold this but are interested in the role, please contact us to discuss further.

Main duties of the job

The team currently provide a Pharmacy service to Frailty Consultant led 'hospital at home' patients, Therapies/Social Care-led Reablement patients, Nurse-led home parenteral service patients (including IV antimicrobials) and Community Falls patients.

We also take referrals from acute ward Pharmacy staff to ensure that frail/vulnerable patients are supported in taking medicines post discharge. Our role involves regular MDT meetings, home visits, virtual ward rounds and data collection and analysis of contributions to patient care. Each day brings a new challenge, the chance to learn from those around us, job satisfaction and an opportunity to further develop the service!

The new funding will lead and contribute to the exciting integration and redesign of the Pharmacy service provided to the community hospital rehabilitation wards of South Monmouthshire.

With a unique role working across the primary/secondary care interface, you will build excellent relationships with community, practice based and hospital colleagues.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The role of the Pharmacy Technician is developing rapidly within our service, and we aim to continue this skill-mix, challenging the boundaries, supporting all staff to work at the top of their licence.

To join the team you will need to have a passion for patient care and be able to work as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team. You should be resilient, adaptable, caring and keen to contribute to service development.

You will practice within South Monmouthshire as part of the clinical and social care teams, provide cover remotely and in person to other boroughs when needed. The role also involves visiting patients in their own homes. You must be prepared to travel having access to your own transport (travel expenses reimbursed).

We encourage enquiries so we can better explain the vision for the service and how you will play a part in its development please get in touch!

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Btec in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent. NVQ Level III Pharmacy Services
• Evidence of Continuing Educational and Personal development
• Knowledge of GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
• A basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical needs of frail/elderly individuals
• NVQ Assessor
• An understanding of Community Resource Teams and the primary/secondary care interface

Experience

• Post qualification hospital or community experience
• Experience of near patient pharmacy services

Aptitude and Abilities

• Good inter-personal skills
• Organisational abilities
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Basic keyboard skills
• Ability to speak Welsh

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Senior Pharmacy Technician Community Resource Team

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum pro rata